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Course Selections

2017-2018

Required Courses

★ Literacy Workshop (7th) or Language Arts (8th) ★ Math ★ Science ★ World Geography (7th) or US History (8th) ★ Physical Education (semester equivalent)

○ Traditional Physical Education OR Lifetime Wellness

7th grade schedule 1. Workshop Block 2. Workshop Block 3. Math 4. Science 5. World Geography 6. PhyEd and __________ 7. ________ and __________ 8th grade schedule 1. Language Arts 2. Math 3. Science 4. US History 5. PhyEd and __________ 6. _______ and __________ 7. _______ and __________

Elective Experience - 7th Grade

7th graders can choose to take two remaining 9 week courses: ★ Art 6 – Ceramics and Drawing ★ Foundations of Spanish ★ Foundations of French ★ Intro to Engineering & Technology ★ A Touch of Biz ★ Food, Family and You If choosing this option, they must take both remaining. If this does not fit into their schedule, they will be given semester or year long electives based on their ranking.

8th Grade Biology

What Is It? *High School course where you can earn credit for graduation *Allows you to take more AP science classes in High School *Taught at the same level as high school with the same rubrics, expectations, exams, etc *NOT just an “honors” class; this is meant for very serious science students Who Should Take It? *8th graders in Algebra or Geometry *Students who LOVE science and want a career in the field *Students who are consistently advanced in science learning targets

MUSIC

★ Band (Must play an instrument already) ★ Choir ★ Orchestra (Must play an instrument already) Music courses meet all year long ➔ 7th grade meets every other day (semester equivalent) ➔ 8th grade meets daily (two semester equivalent)

World Languages

7th grade choices:

• Remaining elective experience

○ 9 week course

• Global Perspectives (semester)

★ Spanish I ★ French I

○ These are daily, year long courses ○ 2 semester equivalent

8th grade choices:

➢ All daily, year long courses ➢ 2 semester equivalent

★ Spanish I ★ French I ★ Spanish II ★ French II ★ Pre-AP Spanish

○ Teacher recommendation is required for these higher level language courses ★ These are high school level language courses for which students will receive a high school credit upon successful completion

Semester Equivalent Elective Areas

• Art
• Business Education
• Family and Consumer Education
• Information Technology
• Technology Education

➢ These course are equivalent to one semester and may be offered daily or every other day depending on scheduling needs

ART

★ Art Metal/Jewelry ★ Ceramics and Sculpture ★ Drawing and Painting

BUSINESS EDUCATION

★ Keyboarding ★ Leadership and Service

FAMILY AND CONSUMER EDUCATION

★ REALife ★ Cook, Eat, Live ★ The Art and Science of Food

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

★ Intro to Computer Science

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

★ DESIGN AND MODELING ★ ENGINEERING THROUGH DESIGN

OTHER SEMESTER EQUIVALENT OPTIONS

★ Physical Education Elective (every day PE)

○ Traditional PE or Lifetime Wellness

★ Learning Center

Things to consider when choosing:

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